THE EARTHSHOT MISSION IS DRIVEN BY EXTRAORDINARY OPTIMISM – AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE. HRH PRINCE WILLIAM, FOUNDER OF THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE, TOOK TO THE STAGE TO CELEBRATE THE FINALISTS AND MARK THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE EARTHSHOT DECADE IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
HRH PRINCE WILLIAM SPEAKS AT THE EARTHSHOT 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY
THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE, FOUNDED BY HRH PRINCE WILLIAM IN 2020, IS THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND IMPACTFUL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD. THEIR MISSION IS SIMPLE: URGENCY + OPTIMISM = ACTION. EACH YEAR, THEY IDENTIFY, CELEBRATE AND BACK GROUNDBREAKING CLIMATE LEADERS ACROSS FIVE EARTHSHOTS: CLEAN OUR AIR, FIX OUR CLIMATE, REVIVE OUR OCEANS, BUILD A WASTE-FREE WORLD, AND PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE – AWARDING £1M TO FIVE WINNERS AND CONNECTING ALL 15 FINALISTS TO A GLOBAL NETWORK OF FUNDERS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES.
THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST WERE OUT IN FORCE LAST NIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE ACTION OF THE “PLANET HEROES”
